1925- Lewn reviewed the orthopedic characteristics of the disease and used the term arthrogryposis multiplex congenital (AMC) in reporting his clinical cases.

1932- 1934- Sheldon described clinical features of congential multiple contractures in child and used for the first time the name “amyoplasia congenita”.

1934- Middleton studied muscle tissues from patients and defined the disease as of muscular origin.

1947- Brant , Adams et al in 1953, Wolf and coworkers in 1955 attempted to define a neurological of myogenic cause for the entity.

1998 – Dr. Hall was the first to define Amyoplasia (the most common form of arthrogryposis) and the book she co-edited called Arthrogryposis: A Text Atlasbecame the definitive publication on arthrogryposis (a condition where some or all joints have reduced range of motion).